Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-08
State News.
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in the saw mill of the Androscoggin Water
Power Co., Lisbon Falls, struck Tuesday
noon. Mr.. Piummer settled with them Al
once and the mill 10 not running Mr.. Plum
mer states that he desires to fill the mill With
new men. Mr.. Plummer s,stes that he has
run the mill ten hours day during the season.
He desires that bis mill should run the same
~ the Worumbus which is owned by the
same owners. Their time is to shut down at
s minutes of s each day, and at 8 80 Satur-
day. The men desired to work till six each
day and to stop on Saturday At P. NJ.
Percy Kilbreth. clerk to F. B. Jordan,
Mechanic Falls, while driving the grocery
team on the 4th, was thrown from the wagon
and his elbow dislocated, by the horse being
frightened by fire crackers. He has gone 70
his home at Livermore falls.-The assignees
Of the Denison Paper Co. are making active
preparations to pay dividend, which il is
said will be rs cents.
ARoosTooK.
large number OF arrests for drunkenness
were made at Houlton Monday the 4th -
Business Is brisk and workmen are scarce
One of the heaviest crops of grass ever grown
in Aroostook county is that of this year. All
kinds of crops are looking splendidly. The
potato beetles are unusually pleanty. The
apple crop will be large here. Strawberries
are plenty.
CUMBERLAND.
Charles Anderson. OF Saccarappa met with
a singular accident Tuesday forenoon in this
wise; As he was unhitchipg MIR. Cloudman's
horse to drink, the horse threw his head round
suddenly, striking Mr.. Anderson on the right
side of the face, cutting a severe cash under
the eye, requiring several stitches to close il
up. The blow knocked Mr.. A, down.
wednesday, morning, Nelson Morton, en-
ployed bv the Oriental Powder Co., was &C.
cidentally crushed by the falling of number
of the large copper plates used in the pressing
of powder, the bones of one leg being frac-
tured in several places, besides several severe
contusions, and 1t is scared he may have been
internally injured.
A young man in Pennington calls attention
to the method of rumsellers in Boston of in
Producing their wares into the cities and larger
towns Of this State Some one is found in
whom these men repose confidence, and to
him package of stamped envelopes are sent
for distribution. The young man above
alluded to had received one of these stamped
envelopes with address plainly written upon
it,
A ripple of excitement pervades the local.
ity about the centre village in Chesterville,
owing to the appearance of representatives
from wealthy lumber manufacturers on the
Kennebec river. who are negotiating for the
purchase of some of the numerous pine tim
Der lots that abound in this region. Perhaps
the heaviest owners are the heirs of the late
Thomas Williams, and their entire property
in that line is placed upon the market. Thos.
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srs. E. 6 II Sewall, of Livermore Falls and
T. ]. Wheeler, of Chesterville, are also own.
ers of much valuable pine, which they offer
for sale, the whole aggregating several mil
lion feet. The most of il is standing near the
Little Norridgewock stream, by which it
could be conveyed to the Sandy River and
from thence to the mills for manufacture
Should transfer be effected, and operations
be made next winter as anticipated, lively
times would be seen in this piney region.
HANCOCK
The Frenchman's Bay Land and Water
Co. will commence laying the pipes from
Long Pond to supply Sorrento with water in
few DAYS now. The distance is between
three and four miles. The pipes have just
arrived. and the work will be pushed on at
once. The reservoir is to be built on High
Head near the school building in that vicinity,
The cottages at Sorrento are going on rapidly
The Smith cottage will be completed AND
| ready for occupancy in two weeks, and the
twin cottages soon after. These cottages
have open freplaces and chimneys of stone
and the buildings, under the supervision OF
w. Lawrence, are models of beauty and con-
venience. The masonry is done by Henry
Workman. A party from Chicago recently
purchased thirty acres of land here and sew
eral lots for building have been sold the pas
week
The Rockland Courier Gazette says Tues
day evening j. B. Loring informed City
Marshal Crockett that q carload of liquor
had just arrived that he knew when ii wa,
| shipped, who it was for, and that the team;
of the consgnees were at that moment being
hitched up to go and get it. The city mar
shall ordered a truck team and went to the
car described finding there IA packages Of
liquors, six full barrels and eight kegs and
boxes While they were removing the
liquors the expected teams came on the scene
Marston Barker has bought the saw mill
and privilege known as Hills mill, Union
which was wrecked in the food last spring
and will repair the same, which " i'll be appre-
ciated BY land owners living near.
OXFORD.
II. F. Morton, of Paris, was terribly man.
gled by ferocious bull on Saturday, July 9
sustaining internal injuries which may prove
fatal
Wilton correspondent sof the Oxford
Demacr reports that man, by the name OF
Jack Murphv. bought liquor. and on drinking
it became raving crazy. He went into the
woods-was seen occasionally. A party OF
poplar peelers caught him and carried him
to Enrol.
SOMERSET.
The Somerset Reporter SAYS: Water street
Skowhegsn, was pretty well lined with French
Canadians on Monday, the 4th, after stua-
tons to assist in haying. The prices to be
received for labor this year, is $3.50 and
80, while an exceptionally good man gets
81. SO. Work was begun in earnest Tuesday,
but those who got in portion of their crop
the week previous, we are inclined to think,
were the gamers. rear of he drive left
Moosehead Lake, several days"a ago, and is
moving along toward The Forks. The drive
in both branches, is increased some eigh,
millions by the rise of the river ten days ago.
The crews are busily st work breaking up
the big jams here and down river They
come hard.
WALDO.
Fish Warden John L. Thompson of Dam.
ariscotta has been up Searsport way looking
out for violations of the weekly salmon close
time, and reports thirteen cases of violation